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Amazon's new Echo Studio is one of two speakers that allow you to use Alexa Home Theater to its full potential. (Billy Steele ...

Alexa Guard is one awesome way to put the far-field mics of your Echo device to good use, but did you know about Alexa’s handy Sound Detection ability? Currently still in its testing stages, Alexa’s ...

Amazon Alexa uses computing technology to listen to your commands and respond accordingly. But, soon enough, Amazon’s assistant will actually sound like a human. In a blog post on Tuesday, Amazon said ...

The war between Amazon and Google when it comes to their artificially intelligent helpers is heating up, and Amazon is the latest to make a move. On Friday, March 2, the Seattle-based tech giant ...

Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant is increasingly family-friendly and helpful, largely to the credit of Adva Levin. Levin, a content producer and designer, is the founder Pretzel Labs, an Israel-based ...

TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He tests, reviews and writes about the latest TVs and audio equipment.

Editor's note: A spokesperson from Amazon reached out to us. In our previous report, we mentioned, " you can tell Alexa to call Amazon Pharmacy and your request will be automatically forwarded." ...

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – I love Sonos products. They make the best consumer Wi-Fi speakers, and their flavor of Alexa, the Sonos One connected speaker, is my favorite choice for anyone looking to ...

Alexa may start sounding a bit less robotic. In a bid to make Alexa interactions sound more natural, Amazon has given it the ability to respond with either an excited or a disappointed tone-- for ...